US Military Surrenders To Social Media, Changes Access Restrictions 96
Thanks to a new policy by the Department of Defense, members of the US Military will now have limited access to social media sites. "According to the memorandum, members of military departments and all authorized users of the Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNET) can now use the publicly accessible capabilities of various social networking and user-generated content sites, instant messaging, forums, and e-mail. This includes YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and others. Access to porn, gambling, or hate crime sites will remain restricted, however, and commanders can cut down on social media use if they feel the need to 'preserve operations security.'"
Fun times ahead (Score:5, Funny)
RT @FirstSarge: Anybody see where that last round came from?
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RT @Grunt88: Second hut on the left.
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RT @sexxysela: Hai gaize! Du U want 2 partay wit me???LOL!!11!!
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RT @FirstSarge: Clear the line, ma'am, please? We're taking fire here.
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Re: US Military Surrenders? (Score:5, Funny)
Sorry, US millitary Overthrew their previous regime of regulations...
Oh, wait..
US Military exploded onto the front page of tech news sites today...
damn..
the US millitary didn't ask, and won't tell what its facebook policies are...
wow.. its just too easy...
Re:This makes sense (Score:3, Funny)
Fortunately, the same blocking software lets me proceed by certifying that the access is work-related. The military should have that same freedom for unclassified work.
Heh. Yeah, that will work. "Yeah, Sarge, I swear ... I need this midget-bestiality-bukkake in order to fulfill a mission requirement!"
Re: US Military Surrenders? (Score:2, Funny)
No my friend....
This is SLASHDOT!!!!!!!
Cut me a break, it's the end of a very long Monday...
Re:Status update (Score:5, Funny)
"Facebook Suggestions:
Reconnect with Osama.
[Send him a cruise missile!]"
Re: US Military Surrenders? (Score:3, Funny)
I'm reaching stratospheric levels of dweebiness here, but when I read it I suddenly remembered a Star Trek scene:
Worf: Very well... Room service.
Dax: Really?
Worf: Really.
Dax: Oh, that was easy.
Worf: Did you want to fight over it?
Dax: No, it's just, I didn't expect you to surrender so quickly.
Worf: Surrender?
Dax: Bad word.
Worf: Very bad.
Source: [imdb.com]